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taking-breaks · blue-ridge-music-trails-jam-etiquette
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- In bluegrass jams, musicians 'take breaks': each plays an improvised lead for a few bars of the tune, and whoever is leading the song usually indicates whose turn it is.
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Bluegrass musicians “take breaks,” which means that each individual plays his or her own improvised lead for a few bars of the tune. Whoever is leading the song will usually indicate whose turn it is to take a break.
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